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Biography of author and publisher August Derleth, 1909-1971. |
Brief timeline of Wisconsin history from 1900 to 1999. |
Brief history of Black Thursday (November 21, 1968). |
Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
Read about the Home for Women, a reformatory for women aged 18 -31, and the State Prison for Women, which became the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. |
Read about the pottery industry in Wisconsin, which began when English potters emigrated in the 1840s and operated until the early 20th century. |
Read about the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other Adventist goups in Wisconsin in the 19th century, including the Scandinavian adventist communities. |
Lumberman, Businessman, Politician, Educator and Philanthropist |
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Read about lumberman, businessman, politician, educator and philanthropist James Huff Stout of Menominee, who founded the Stout Institute |
Read about tornadoes in Wisconsin, including some of the worst to have struck the state. |
Learn about the German Austrianswho emigrated to Wisconsin in the latter half of the 19th century, mainly settling in cities and towns. |
Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
Learn about the Croatian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, primarily between 1890 and 1914. |
Learn about the Disciples of Christ, who first became active in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
Learn about the Greeks immigrants who came to Wisconsin in the early 20th century. |
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